Sheriff Patrol

Sheriff Patrol Debut Series 1978 Flying Colors Produced 1978 – 1997 2013 (Retool) Designer Larry Wood and Bob Rosas (Collaboration) Number 2019

Description

The Sheriff Patrol is a Hot Wheels Original Model designed by Larry Wood and Bob Rosas which debuted in the 1978 Flying Colors series. It is based on the 1978 California Highway Patrol Dodge Monaco. It has the pushbar, the staked headlights and the grille of the Monaco. There is a light bar on top together with some lights and sirens.

This casting is known under many different names, depending on the theme and paint scheme: Fire Chaser, Fire Chief, Highway Patrol, and Gleamer Patrol, for which it was retooled to have a plastic body. It is however most well known under the name Sheriff Patrol, the name with which it was associated with for many years.

Versions

The Sheriff Patrol has come out in the following versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
-	1978	Flying Colors	White	'Highway Patrol' on sides, '12' on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	BW	2019	Hong Kong	Named Highway Patrol
-	1978	Flying Colors	White	'Highway Patrol' on sides, '12' on sides & top	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	BW	2019	Hong Kong	Named Highway Patrol
-	1979	1979 Hot Wheels (Rescue Team)	White	'Highway Patrol' on sides, '12' on sides and top	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	BW	2019	Hong Kong	Named Highway Patrol
	1979	1979 Hot Wheels	Red	Yellow, Black, & White "Fire Chief" & Wh. "5" on doors	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Black	BW	2639	Hong Kong	Named Fire Chaser
	1979	1979 Hot Wheels	Red	Yellow, Black, and White"Fire Chief" & Yellow "5"	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Black	BW	2639	Hong Kong	Yellow "5"
	1981	1981 Hot Wheels	Red	Yellow, Black, and White "Fire Chief" & Wh. "5" on doors	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Black	BW	2639	Hong Kong	Named Fire Chaser Raised Hong Kong
	1982	Mainline	Black	Black, White and Yellow "Sheriff" on 4 doors "701" on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Black	BW	2019	Hong Kong
	1982	Mainline	Black	Black, White and Yellow "Sheriff" on 4 doors "701" on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Black	BW	2019	Malaysia
	1983	McDonald's Happy Meal toy	Black	Black, White and Yellow "Sheriff" on 4 doors "701" on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Black	BW	2019	Malaysia
	1983	1983 Hot Wheels	Red	Yellow, Black, and White "Fire Chief" & Wh. "5" on doors	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Black	BW	2639	Malaysia	Named Fire Chief
	1985	Mainline	Metalflake Blue	Black, White and Yellow "Sheriff" on 2 doors "701" on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Black	BW	9526	Hong Kong
29	1985	1985 Hot Wheels Workhorses	Metallic Blue	Black, White and Yellow "Sheriff" on 4 doors "701" on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Black	BW	9526	Malaysia
	1986	Club Exclusive	Metalflake Blue	Airport Security 301	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	BW	4709	France	French only to Masters Of The Universe Club
	1986	Hot Wheels	Metalflake Blue	Airport Security 301	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	BW	4709	France	No Masters Of The Universe decal on Hood
59	1988	Hot Wheels Cereal car	Metallic Blue	Black, White and Yellow "Sheriff" on 4 doors	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Black	BW		Malaysia	No roof tampo
59	1988	Mainline	Black	Black, White and Yellow "Sheriff" on 2 doors "701" on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Black	BW	4004	Malaysia
-	1988	1988 Hot Wheels	Red	Yellow & Black 'Fire Chief' & White & Black '5' on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	BW	4005	Malaysia	Named Fire Chief
	1989	Color Changers	Tan	Black, White and Yellow "Police / Taxi" on doors "Star Taxi" on Hood	Unpainted / Metal	Black tint	Black	BW			Turns Dark Green
	1989	1989 Hot Wheels	Red	Yellow, Black, and White "Fire Chief" and "1" on doors	Unpainted Metal	Blue tint	Black	BW	2369	Malaysia	Named Fire Chief 5-Pack Only
	1989	1989 Hot Wheels	Red	Yellow, Black, and White "Fire Chief" and "1" on doors	Unpainted Metal	Blue tint	Tan	BW	2369	Malaysia	5-Pack Only / Tan Int.
	1989?	Color Racers		None	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	White	BW
	1990	Park 'n Plates	Black	Black, White and Yellow "Police" on 4 doors "104" on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Tan	BW		Malaysia
59	1990	Mainline	Black	Blue, White and Yellow "Police" on 4 doors "123" on roof star on hood	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Tan	BW	2019	Malaysia
189	1992	Gleam Team	Chrome	no Tampos	Unpainted Metal	Grey tint	Tan	BW	1691	Malaysia	Named Gleamer Patrol
189	1991	Gleam Team	Dark Chrome	None, embossed texture	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Black)	Tan	BW		Malaysia	Named Gleamer Patrol; Textured plastic body
59	1996	Mainline & Auto City 5pk	Black	Blue, White and Yellow "Police" on 4 doors "123" on roof star on hood	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Tan	7SP	2019	Malaysia
	1997	Police Force Action Pack	Black and White	Blue "Police" and Black "96"	Black / Metal	Gray tint	Black	5SP		Malaysia
	2013	Flying Customs	Metalflake white	"Protect & Serve", "Hot Wheels Patrol" and "2013" on sides	ZAMAC	Blue tint	Black	GHO	X8190	Thailand	Retool version; Base code(s): E49

Gallery

1978 California Highway Patrol Dodge Monaco.

The Sheriff Patrol, compared against the 1978 Dodge Monaco (CHP edition).

Light vs Dark Chrome

Arizona Border Patrol Custom

1990

1988

Better condition 1990

2013 Flying Customs.

Reversed (bottom) and correct (top) white door panel tampo

Automagic, blue tampos

Malaysia

Malaysia base, 12 on roof

Raised Hong Kong(1978) v Flat Hong Kong(1981/1982)

1981

black window, flame logo base

1982 Mainline

1982 Mainline

1982 Mainline

1982 Mainline

Police 123 with saw blade wheels

blue and teal tampos

Sto and Go City Police Station set

See Also

Crash Patrol

Fab Cab